Should I pull the trigger on a Minimax?

YukonRon

Very cool. I use mine when it is just My Beautiful Wife at home. I use the XL for big cooks or big item cooks. I think I have spent close to another $6500.00 since the purchase of my XL, in just under a year. No Kidding.

THEBuckeye

nolaegghead said:

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SmokeyPitt said:

For that price I would get a medium.  For tailgating and camping I would get a Weber jumbo Joe for $60.  

@THEBuckeye Because I concur with SmokeyPitt ^^^^

Still drunk?

Ozzie_Isaac

THEBuckeye said:

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nolaegghead said:

SmokeyPitt said:

For that price I would get a medium.  For tailgating and camping I would get a Weber jumbo Joe for $60.  

@THEBuckeye Because I concur with SmokeyPitt ^^^^

Still drunk?

That was my thought. This new side of Nola is disconcerting.

UTAsports

You would not be disappointed with the MM. Smoked a butt on it at the beach. Smoked 11 hours never had to add charcoal and still had a little charcoal left, it did a great job

bhedges1987

If your debating right now... Sooner or later you will buy it. Get it over with!

westernbbq

YEMTrey said:

@westernbbq  I remember you sharing those pics on the beach in Mexico.  That was beautiful and the outdoor setup had a perfect spot for your Mini Max.  You making that trip again?

it is interesting you ask me that Brothaman.  As a matter of fact, i AM taking the MM to mexico in the next couple of weeks.  We are going fishing, oystering, and of course drinking a lot of cervezas.   Ill get more picts and post when we get back but we are doing pizza right on the beach and of course a pork butt for some carnita tacos.   We plan on making oysters rockefeller on MM as well as those jumbo shrimp tacos.   Itll be a great time enhanced by the bge.   I love taking a vacation and bringing a the MM along.  

One other thing i neglected to mention about the  Minimax.   It is an absolute chick magnet on the beach.  Gals come up commenting on how adorable it is and once they try the rock star food that it produces, look out.   A lot of them even posed for photos with it.  I should get some sent to me now that i think of it....

bgebrent

Yes.

theyolksonyou

Apparently I took mine to the wrong beach...

westernbbq

Too funny.   mexican beaches in sea of cortez this time of year are loaded with spring breakers from all over.  Met a group of delta delta deltas can we help ya help ya help ya last year all the way from Colorado.   Lots of candy to look at and they always like to stop by for a beer and a nibble of some tasty BGE meat.... The wife finds it hilarious that a 46 year old fat guy thinks he is the attraction.   We have fun with it.   All harmless but come down to las conchas or sandy beach, that is if you like beer, beaches, babes and burritos.....

theyolksonyou

@westernbbq those are four of my favorite b words. 

Many wife would get a kick out of it too. You only have me by three yrs. I still got it though...  

westernbbq

Most excellent.  If you ever go to rocky point, youll have an incredible time.   It is pretty relaxing down there and no security worries.   

reload

Thank you all for taking time to share your thoughts on the MM.  I think I'm going to purchase it this weekend! 

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reload said:

Thank you all for taking time to share your thoughts on the MM.  I think I'm going to purchase it this weekend! 

You won't be disappointed that's for sure!

nolaegghead

THEBuckeye said:

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nolaegghead said:

SmokeyPitt said:

For that price I would get a medium.  For tailgating and camping I would get a Weber jumbo Joe for $60.  

@THEBuckeye Because I concur with SmokeyPitt ^^^^

Still drunk?

You betchya, gramps!

nolaegghead

Git offa mah lawn durn kiddz!!!

SmokeyPitt

Ozzie_Isaac said:

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THEBuckeye said:

nolaegghead said:

SmokeyPitt said:

For that price I would get a medium.  For tailgating and camping I would get a Weber jumbo Joe for $60.  

@THEBuckeye Because I concur with SmokeyPitt ^^^^

Still drunk?

That was my thought. This new side of Nola is disconcerting.

I'm not sure how to take that.

Jupiter Jim

I would get a small/nest combo, have one and love it. MM is very heavy for one person and you will have to set it on the ground or have some kind of a table to set it on.

westernbbq

YEMTrey said:

@westernbbq  I remember you sharing those pics on the beach in Mexico.  That was beautiful and the outdoor setup had a perfect spot for your Mini Max.  You making that trip again?

Like Tessio said, "for old time's sake..."

westernbbq

theyolksonyou said:

Apparently I took mine to the wrong beach...

this was a few years ago, over on sandy beach. no minimax yet but flocks of chickens were (and still do) constantly walking the beach.  when they get the scent of something rockin' on the BGE, they head over fast. Pizza is probably the biggest attraction for chickens....I dunno why but they love pizza on the beach.  and I love the  MiniMax 

NPHuskerFL

No. Yes. Maybe. 

tonyled

im in the same boat and cant really decide between the mini max and the small

westernbbq

While the minimax weighs 90 lb, it is more portable than the small.  The novelty of the MM is a big draw for me.  You get more capacity with S but that extra weight amd height limits storage space for other things.  

Mm is a little bit of a pain to haul but it has been worth it every time we hauled it along.   Plus securing a mm with bungees etc is a bit easier than doing so with a small.   

stompbox

westernbbq said:

While the minimax weighs 90 lb, it is more portable than the small.  The novelty of the MM is a big draw for me.  You get more capacity with S but that extra weight amd height limits storage space for other things.  

Mm is a little bit of a pain to haul but it has been worth it every time we hauled it along.   Plus securing a mm with bungees etc is a bit easier than doing so with a small.   

Minimax does not have less capacity and is only 4 poiund lighter than the small.
MiniMax
Specifications:

Grid Diameter: 13 in / 33 cm
Cooking Area: 133 sq in / 856 sq cm
Weight: 76 lbs / 35 kgs

Small

Specifications:

• Grid Diameter: 13 in / 33 cm
• Cooking Area: 133 sq in /856 sq cm
• Weight: 80 lbs / 36 kgs

Where I imagine (I do not have a MM, yet) the MM is king over the small portability is the squatty-ness of is lowers the center of gravity and it also APPEARS to have a wider base diameter.  Both of which reduce probability of overturning during transportation.

NPHuskerFL

If you don't get one you hate puppies!  You don't hate puppies do ya? 

YukonRon

We still chatting about this? It is taking time away from my baby seal clubbing....

NPHuskerFL

YukonRon said:

We still chatting about this? It is taking time away from my baby seal clubbing....

Club away. 

YukonRon

I have a MM. If you don't, have one you can never be as cool as those that have one.

northGAcock

YukonRon said:

I have a MM. If you don't, have one you can never be as cool as those that have one.

I'm cool like Ron...

NPHuskerFL

YukonRon said:

I have a MM. If you don't, have one you can never be as cool as those that have one.

I'm not cool. I demand a refund!  

lousubcap

I'm not cool-I have SBGE.  The capacity comment comes from the quantity of lump you can initially load in each.   Beyond that I would go to a dealer and give them a side-by-side look.
Wherever you land you will enjoy.